What is the meaning of the term "intention" in the context of a claim?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pedahbun Lodge v. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2007 CanLII 460 (ON SC):
In searching for the intention of the parties, the court should give particular consideration to the terms used by the parties, the context in which they are used and the purpose sought by the parties in using these terms: see Frenette v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1992 CanLII 85 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 647 at 667.
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